i was coming home from work and saw one infront of me... Looks like a 98/99 civic sedan... at first i thought it was some ricer but then again... those badging looks stock!!

 

i think its a car they only sell in europe maybe..not the usa..?? i donno...

 

yea its a foreign car. when i went home to philippines i saw a bunch of cars like benzes and hondas with different badging that i never heard of

 

anyone got picts of it???

 

it was sold in canada.

it's basically a civic sedan with leather and a little more horsepower.

 

El was made specifically for the Canadian market. http://www.fsa.ulaval.ca/personnel/paradisj/acura1.6el/

 

some current generation pics:



though they look the same, the EL is a lot nicer car overall, especially the interior over the Civic (obviously)

 

Those pics make that look car like the bastard love child of the new Civic and TSX Could just be me though...

 

BTW, How did you get those pics, it looks like you snapped them yourself? Do you know somebody that has one?

 

Yea i saw some on cardomain when i was searching for acuras. At first I was like HUH?! until i realized that all the people who owned the EL didnt live in the US

 

My friend had a 98 Civic Coupe and did the EL front end conversion on it, it turned out pretty damn nice. I like the front.

 

DAMN~.. sold in canada huh??

my GF is looking into getting a civic... maybe we'll fly over to toronto and get one :P....

 

Front looks nice , looks like a grill out of a 98-99 cl.

 

There is one here in Iowa City, its basically the civic with the integra leather interior and instruments

 

it aint just you...i agree!

 

i think its ugly ...wtf 4 dr civic !?!?!?

 

Actually, yeah. Those pics were from Acura-EL.com, but a close girlfriend of mine has one. They should have stuffed the 2.0 litre engine from the RSX to give it some balls...

 

My programmer has one & lives in Ft Erie (just over the border from Buffalo).

It rides alot nicer than any Civic I've been in!

Not much power though....

 

Engine Type: 1.6-litre, SOHC, VTEC
Horesepower, SAE net: 127 hp @ 6600 rpm
Torque, SAE net: 107 lbs.-ft (144 N.m) @ 5500 rpm
Redline: 6900 rpm
Bore & Stroke: 75 mm x 90 mm
Displacement: 1590 cc
Compression Ratio: 9.6:1
Fuel System: Multi-point Programmed Fuel Injection (PGM-FI)
Valvetrain: 4-valves-per-cylinder with VTEC
Manual Transmission: Standard 5-speed
Automatic Transmission: Available 4-speed electronic

 

i'm thinking of picking one up, thy don't look all that bad if you do them right!!!!

they still haven't found my car yet, just waiting for them to settle or something....

but these car are nice to drive, if you drop an h22a in one of these..